CMS - Preparedness

The CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule

On September 16, 2016, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare published a final rule on emergency preparedness for healthcare providers. The rule serves to establish national, consistent emergency preparedness requirements for 17 different providers participating in Medicare and Medicaid.

CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule Resources

NCTTRAC Online Learning Management System:

The “Guidelines for Healthcare Agency Emergency Preparedness” course above will register you as a coalition member and you can find the certificate of completion in the achievements section of the course.Upon completion of the “Guidelines for Healthcare Agency Emergency Preparedness” course, click on your course library to view the resources available by CMS provider type.

CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule Surveyor Training:

CMS has developed the new Emergency Preparedness Training Online Course which is available online 24/7. This course is required for all State Survey Agency and Regional Office surveyors and reviewers who conduct or review health and safety or LSC surveys for emergency preparedness requirements. Non-survey professionals involved in and responsible for ensuring compliance with regulations are also encouraged to take the course.

TRACIE was created to meet the information and technical assistance needs of regional ASPR staff, healthcare coalitions, healthcare entities, healthcare providers, emergency managers, public health practitioners, and others working in disaster medicine, healthcare system preparedness, and public health emergency preparedness. This page provides links to resources that can help provider and suppliers comply with the recently released Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Emergency Preparedness Rule.